Waste-soaking tank.



L. F. JOHNSON & A. D. WYCKOFF.

WASTE SOAKING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I9I3.

1,153,690. PatentedSept. 14, 1915.

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L. F. JOHNSON & D. WYCKOFF. WAS'IIE SOAKING TANK. APPLICATION FILEDIMAY 8. 1913.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I9I3.

L. F. JOHNSON & A. D. WYCKOFF. WASTE SOAKING TANK I I I I l provements in as an rain.

LELAND F. JOHNSON AND ANDREW D. WYCKOFF, 013 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA,

OWSER & CO

ASSIGNORS TO S. F. B INDIANA.

MPANY, INCORPORATED, OF FORT WAYNE,

WASTE-SOAKING- TANK.

M Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 141, 19115.

Application filed May 8, 191a. Serial No. 766,449.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LELAND F. JOHNSON and ANDREW D. WYoKoFF, citizens of the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Im- Waste-Soaking Tanks, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tank of the class described, which is provided with means for holding a quantity of waste and for soaking the same in liquid and for draining waste of surplus liquid.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improved tank of this class which is simple and compact in construction and effective and eflicient in operat1on.

' specification but more For the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts generally shown in the accompanying drawings and described in the particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation, with sections broken away, of a waste soaking tank embodying the principles of our invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the screens for the waste soaking compartment; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the tank showing a T in cross section; Fig. 4 is a detail view, partly in section, of the operating valve, and Fig. 5 is a plan View of the tank with the pump, valve and covers removed.

It is customary to pack axles, shafts and bearings with waste soaked in oil for the The present invention is designed to provide a suitable waste soaking, holding and draining receptacle in which the waste is ready for immediate use at all times, and also to provide means whereby the oil for soaking the waste may be used repeatedly with the greatest economy and facility.

A receptacle 10 is provided, preferably constructed of sheet metal and rectangular form with an open top. As the receptacle is of suitable length it is usually provided with braces 11 for strengthening the sides thereof. Disposed in the receptacle transversely thereof are channel members 12 point intermediate of the endsthereof Where it 1s bent upwardly forming two separate chambers 14: and 15 in the receptacle above the bottom thereof. The compartment 14 is therefore a closed, compartment and is adapted to contain liquid and it is preferably designated as a waste soaking compartment.

an opening 17 in splder member 18 forming a valve seat in the opening and having a threaded hub port1on 19 concentric with the Threaded through the hub 19 is spondingly threaded end of a valve stem 20 upon which is secured a valve member 21 adapted to cooperate with the valve seat of the spider member. The upper end of the stem 20 is disposed adjacent but below the upper edge of the receptacle and is provided h a hand wheel 22. In order to steady 14, and clogging the at different inclinations to the bottom of the compartment so that they may form an effectual stop for waste in the'compartment.

The compartment 15 is preferably desigi at immediate disposal.

nated as the waste draining compartment, and around the lower edges of this compartment it is provided with supporting members 16. Disposed upon the supporting members is a screen 29 which is preferably providcd with cross braces 30. In one corner of the compartment 15 a tube 31 is secured in any suitable means, as, for example, by means of a collar 32, the upper end of the tube being located just below the upper edge of the receptacle and the tube extending through the screen '29 to a point adjacent the bottom of the receptacle. In this tube a measuring rod 33 is disposed by means of which the height of oil in the receptacle can easily be determined at all times.

The top of the receptacle is covered by means of lids 34: and 35 which are either separately removable or separately hinged, as shown, and are preferably adapted to cover each of the separate compartments so that access may be had to either of the compartments separately.

Secured to one side of the receptacle is a support 36 upon which a pump, designated generally by the reference character 37 is mounted, and a stop cock 38 to which is connected a T 39 for connection between the pump and the receptacle 10 adjacent the bottom thereof. The T is provided with a plug 40 and disposed within the T is a removable screen ll to prevent any waste which may have gotten into the bottom of the receptacle from being drawn into the pump. The stop cock is provided so that it may be closed and the pump bodily removed tying the receptacle of the liquid contained therein. The discharge nozzle of the pump is disposed above the waste soaking compartment so that when the lid 34 is raised, as shown in Fig. 3, the pump will discharge directly into the compartment. The receptacle 10 is also provided with a clean-out plug 42 at one end thereof.

In operation, a quantity of waste is placed in the waste soaking compartment 14 and a quantity of liquid is pumped from the bottom of the receptacle into the waste soaking receptacle until all of the waste, or as much of it as desired, is saturated with the liquid. The valve at the end of the compartment is closed under these .circumstances but may be opened to allow the escape of oil therefrom and to drain the compartment when desired. The waste may be used directly from the waste. soaking compartment, or, if desired, some of it may be placed in the waste draining compartment 15, which, having a reticulated bottom, will permit any surplus liq uid to drain therefrom into the compartment at the bottom of the receptacle. Wholly or partially saturated waste is thus It is obvious that for cleaning or repair without emp-l the waste may be used repeatedly and that the oil for saturating the waste may also be used repeatedly. The valve and pump are screened to prevent the waste from clogging them. The valve may be operated from the top of the soaking receptacle when the lid 34 is raised, and the height of oil in the receptacle may be determined by simply raising the rod 33 out of the tube 31 when the lid 35 of the waste draining compartment is raised.

What we claim is:

1. A waste soaking tank having a partition which forms an oil storage compartment at the bottom, and a waste soaking and waste draining compartment over the storage compartment with a common partition separating them, the walls of the tank forming thewalls of the compartment.

2. A waste soaking tank having a partition which forms an oil storage compartment at the bottom, a waste soaking compartment having closable communication through its bottom with the storage compartment, and a waste draining compartment with a screen which separates it from the storage compartment into which it freely drains.

3. A waste soaking tank having a partition which forms an oil storage compartment at the bottom and a waste soaking compartment and a draining compartment above the storage compartment completely filling the upper portion of the tank, the draining compartment being provided with a removable screen separating it from the storage compartment, and a valve in the partition between the soaking compartment and the oil storage compartment. I

4. In a waste soaking tank a receptacle forming an oil storage chamber in the bottom thereof, and a single partition member forming both an inclined waste soaking compartment and a waste draining compartment above the oil storage compartment in the receptacle.

5. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle forming an oil storage compartment in the bottom thereof, of a single partition forming an inclined compartment and a draining compartment which fill the receptacle above the oil storage compartment, the compartment having common outer walls.

6. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle forming an oil storage compartment in the bottom thereof, of a partition member forming an inclined compartment and a draining compartment which fill the receptacle above the oil storage compartment, all of the compartments having common outer walls and separate hinged covers for both of said upper compartments.

7. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle for forming 'an oil storage compartment in the bottom thereof, of a single partition member for forming a waste soaking compartment and a separate waste draining compartment above the oil storage compartment, and a perforated screen in the bottom of the waste draining compartment separating it from the storage compartment. a I 8. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of 'a partition forming a Waste soaking compartment therein spaced from the bottom of the compartment, and forming part and parcel of the receptacle and a valve forming communication between the upper compartment and the space at the bottom of the receptacle.

9.. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means within the receptacle and integral therewith forming an inclined compartment with its bottom spaced above the bottom of the receptacle and inclined toward one end thereof, and a valve disposed at the lower end of the compartment forming communication between the compartment and the bottom space in the receptacle and operable from the top of the upper compartment.

In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming a compartment in the receptacle spaced from the bottom thereof, a valve forming communication between the compartment and the chamber at .the bottom of the receptacle, said valve being disposed entirely within the receptacle and having means extending through the upper compartment to the top of the receptacle for operating the valve, and a lid for the receptacle above the valve operating means.

11. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of a compartment therein with its sides in common with the receptacle sides and With its bottom spaced above the bottom of the receptacle, and having a perforation in the bottom, a threaded spider member secured to the bottom of the compartment concentric with the opening therein, a threaded rod movable in the spider having an extremity adjacent the top of the compartment, and a member secured to the rod adapted to open and close the opening when the threaded rod is correspondingly rotated.

12. In a Waste soaking tank, a waste soaking compartment, a valve in the bottom at one end thereof, and removable reticulated members disposed at the end of the compartment and at an inclination over the valve.

13. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming a waste soakin compartment therein above the bottom 0 the receptacle, a valve at one end of the compartment having an upwardly extending valve stem, and screens extending In a Waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming a compartment in the receptacle above the bottom thereof inclined toward one end thereof, a valve in the bottom of the comwardly extending screens removably disposed above the valve about the stem at different inclinations to the bottom of the receptacle.

5 In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming a waste soaking compartment above the bottom of the receptacle, having its sides in common With the receptacle sides, a valve formlng communication between the bottom of the compartment and the space at the bottom of the receptacle, and a pump connected with the bottom of the receptacle discharging into the waste soaking compartment.

16. In awaste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming a waste soaking and waste draining compartment therein spaced above the bottom of the receptacle, a screen in the bottom of the waste draining compartment, a tube secured to the receptacle and extending through the screen in the waste draining compartment from a point below the top of the receptacle to a point spaced from the bottom thereof, a measuring rod in the tube, and a removable cover for the receptacle extending when closed over the top end of the tube.

In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of means forming an oil storage compartment therein spaced from the bottom of the receptacle and part and parcel of the receptacle construction, a valve pump may be cleaning.

18. In a waste soaking tank, the combination with a receptacle, of a partition forming both a Waste soaking and a separate waste draining compartment therein spaced above the bottom of the receptacle and forming a bottom storage compartment, a valve in the bottom of the Waste soaking compartment, a screen in the bottom of the waste draining compartment, from the storage compartment, means preventing the contact of waste in the waste soaking compartment with the valve therein, a stop cock at the bottom of the receptacle, a T connected to the stop-cock, a screen re- '4 1,153,690 movably disposed in the T, and a pump contwo subscribing Witnesses, on this 24th day nected to the T adapted to discharge liquid of April A. D. 1914. from the bottom of the storage compartment LELAND F. JOHNSON. into the top of the waste soaking compart- ANDREW D. WYCKOFF. 5 ment. Witnesses: V

In testimony whereof We have signed our J. R. MATLACK', L. W, THOMAS.

names to this specification, in the presence of 

